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James Dashner does it again with The Eye of Minds, the first book in The Morality Doctrine. Set in the near future, Dashner takes his readers on a techno-thrill ride filled with cyber terrorists and an intricate and dangerous journey through the virtual world.

In The Eye of Minds, Michael is one of the best gamers out there. So good in fact that he is sent out into the dark areas of the VirtNet to help the government find and capture some of the deadliest predators in the net. It is only with the help of his fellow gaming friends can Michael even hope to make it out alive.

While sometimes the dialogue between the characters seemed out of place. It doesn’t take away from the novel. There are so many strong points that this minor weakness can be completely ignored.

The world building in this story is mind blowing. The imagery draws the reader into the VirtNet much like it does Michael. VirtNet is filled with dark passages and even darker characters. Not everyone on the Virtnet can be trusted and some will sacrifices others just to save themselves. Michael and his friends must hack there way to find Kaine, an uber-villian in cyberspace, before he causes the VirtNet to become a truly dangerous place.

The Eye of Minds is filled with rapid plot twists and cliffhangers that keep the reader on the edge of the seat- making it nearly impossible to put down I found myself so caught up with the story that I would forget I was reading in public. I laughed, cringed, and shouted – and I didn’t even care who heard me.

Fans of The Maze Runner will not be disappointed. Can’t wait for the continuation of The Morality Doctrine.